《2025年通城学典全程测评卷八年级英语上册译林版》

七、阅读理解。(每小题 3 分,共 15 分)
跨学科文本 Lightning is one of the most beautiful natural phenomena(现象). It is also one of the most deadly phenomena. A bolt of lightning is several times hotter than the surface of the sun and gives out about 30,000 amps of electricity(电). It can travel at 100,000 kilometres per hour and has the ability to hit a target up to 40 kilometre away. Many people around the world are killed by lightning every year.
Only about ten per cent of the people struck by lightning will die, but the others will be very badly hurt, with burns, broken bones, blindness, deafness, paralysis, or memory loss. However, when the electricity passes through their brain, it can sometimes have unusual and even ▲. Some blind people have got their sight back after being struck by lightning. One woman said a psychological test showed her intelligence(智力) had greatly improved, and one man said he could no longer feel cold at all and could go out in just a T-shirt when the temperature was below freezing!
So what should you do to stay safe in a thunderstorm? The most important rule is to stay inside, but do not go near phones, electrical appliances, plumbing, or water. If you are outside in a thunderstorm, do not take shelter under a tree. Instead, roll yourself up into a ball on the ground as small as possible. And do not think it has to be raining in order for lightning to strike.
Strangely, lightning seems to prefer some people to others. If you are a man, you are six times more likely to be struck by lightning than a woman!
( C ) 1. 新考法 信息还原 Which of the following can be put in "▲" in Paragraph 2?
A. bad effects B. harmful results
C. positive effects D. ordinary changes
( A ) 2. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Lightning is a beautiful but dangerous phenomenon.
B. Most people struck by lightning will actually die.
C. Lightning can travel at 10,000 kilometres per hour.
D. A woman is more likely to be struck by lightning than a man.
( D ) 3. The writer uses the examples in Paragraph 2 to ______.
A. show lightning is very dangerous for human beings
B. make the readers want to know more about lightning
C. help people know lightning will surely improve their intelligence
D. prove something surprising may happen because of lightning
( B ) 4. You may read this passage in a magazine about ______.
A. economy B. science
C. culture D. health
( D ) 5. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The beauty and danger of lightning.
B. The strange effects of lightning on people.
C. How to stay safe during lightning.
D. An introduction to lightning, its effects and some safety tips.

答案： 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. D